The role of reproductive hormones in postpartum depression

Despite decades of research aimed at identifying the causes of postpartum depression (PPD), PPD remains common, and the causes are poorly understood. Many have attributed the onset of PPD to the rapid perinatal change in reproductive hormones. Although a number of human and nonhuman animal studies s...

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Published in:	CNS spectrums Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 48 - 59
Main Authors:	Schiller, Crystal Edler, Meltzer-Brody, Samantha, Rubinow, David R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.02.2015
Subjects:	Affect (Psychology) Animals Brain research Brain-derived neurotrophic factor Depression, Postpartum - diagnosis Depression, Postpartum - metabolism Depression, Postpartum - physiopathology Estrogens - metabolism Female Hormones Humans Medical imaging Menstruation Mental depression Neurobiology Neuroimaging Pathophysiology Postpartum depression Postpartum period Pregnancy Pregnanolone - metabolism Progesterone - metabolism Psychosis Review Article Steroids Womens health estrogen allopregnanolone postpartum depression progesterone
ISSN:	1092-8529, 2165-6509
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